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"Some confuse being a #1 WR with being elite"
there is no single definition of a #1 WR.
Some say it's a dominate receiver
Others say it's the #1 on a particular team
Or the one who gets the most targets.
To me, it's a guy who can line up on the outside and beat any kind of coverage, who does not need to be protected by being off the ball, often, not always, it's the X receiver on a team. But a #1 WR on Rams would be, at best, a slot guy or backup X on other teams.
I have a good operative definition and it's basically pragmatic. Doesn't matter what a receiver's physical abilities are or where he lines up or what cluster of routes he tends to run. He's a number # 1 receiver if he does all of the following things as a minimum: leads his team's receivers in receptions, gets at least 70 catches, gets at least 1000 yards (though you can fudge the numbers a bit), and (barring injury) is consistently productive throughout a given season.
A lot of elite receivers are also #1s but not every #1 is elite.
I like the way you discussed it, I don't think we;re that different...I just added the numbers.
Not every team has a #1 WR. For instance. The Rams.
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That's what I mean. Everyone has their own definition of what it is.Coaches think one thing, fans think another, and one fan from another think differently. #1 WR is so broad it's usually useless.
Well we don't know what each coach thinks.
My own distinction is just simply useful for conversation. So do most playoff teams have a guy who fits that? Yes.
I stand by my definition because if nothing else it helps me clarify key points in conversation.
So for example, no matter how you define a "#1 WR," Tavon is not being paid like one. So to me the article is just confused on that point.
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Doesn't matter if we don't know what EACH coach thinks. Coaches, though, if you talk to them, will tell you different things than fans with esoteric definitions. And even if you have your own definition it clears things up for you, but not for others who don't share your definition. They have their own equally valid definifiton of a #1 WR.
It's a phrase that means nothing in conversation until the term is defined and accepted by those in the conversation.
